California bus driver wins $1 million
TULARE, Calif. — Dorothy Mosqueda, a bus driver for a local school district, recently won $1 million when she beat nine other contestants in a game that is part of the California Lottery’s The Big Spin television show. Mosqueda got on the show after scratching three matching symbols on a scratchers card. To read the full story, click here.

Engineering students promote environmentally-friendly school buses
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Members of a local chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) have partnered with Erie County to reduce diesel-powered school bus emissions. The Erie County Clean School Bus Initiative will use data gathered by University of Buffalo ESW students to educate school officials about the issue and advocate installing emission-reducing equipment on school buses. To read the full story, click here.

Contractor cuts routes, mixes grade levels on school buses
NORTH BEND, Ore. — North Bend School District is reducing the number of its afternoon bus routes and combining fifth- and sixth-graders with high school students on board, raising concerns among some parents. Mid-Columbia Bus Company, which has managed the district's routes since last year, said that the changes save about $43,000 per year and that the children are separated by age on the bus. To read the full story, click here.